England national team secured its qualification to the semi-final round of the 2026 World Cup, after defeating its Norwegian counterpart 2-1, in the match held this morning, Sunday, at "Hard Rock" Stadium in Miami City, within the quarter-final competitions.
The match witnessed a close ball possession rate, as the England national team possessed 53% compared to 47% for the Norway national team, in a slight advantage in favor of the "Three Lions".
On the offensive attempts level, England players shot 14 balls throughout the match, compared to 13 shots for Norway, and the English national team also outperformed in the number of shots on target with 8 attempts, compared to only 5 for the Norway national team.
In building play, the England national team completed 606 passes with an accuracy of 91%, while the Norway national team executed 537 passes with a success rate reaching 86%.
As for duels, Norway players committed 10 fouls compared to 8 fouls on England players, while the Norway national team received one yellow card, whereas the English national team finished the match without any cautions.
The Norway national team outperformed in the number of corner kicks, after obtaining 7 corners, compared to only 4 for the England national team, while the "Three Lions" players fell into the offside trap 5 times, compared to one offside instance on the Norway national team.
The statistics reflected a great closeness between the two teams in most details of the match, except that the offensive effectiveness of the England national team decided the qualification ticket to the semi-final round of the 2026 World Cup.
